Mutation testing realizes the idea of using artificial defects to support testing activities.
Mutation is typically used as a way to evaluate the adequacy of test suites, to guide the …

Mutation testing of a test suite and a program provides a way to measure the quality of the
test suite. In essence, mutation testing is a form of sensitivity testing: by running mutated …

Mutation testing research has often used the number of mutants as a surrogate measure for
the true execution cost of generating and executing mutants. This poses a potential threat to …

When develo** tests, one is interested in creating tests of good quality that thoroughly test
the program. This work shows how to assess test quality through mutation testing with …

No software quality assurance technique is effective against all types of faults. Therefore,
developers and testers have to choose from a wide variety of possible techniques, to give …